Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital in Melrose, MN
Also known as CentraCare Health – Melrose
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About Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital
Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital is a critical access hospital in Melrose, Stearns County, Minnesota. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It does not report emergency services to Medicare. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 28 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre, about 8.0 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.00
31% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Would definitely recommend82%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1080%
- Completed surveys59
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
45.67494, -94.82262
Nearest hospitals with an emergency room
- Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre425 North Elm Street, Sauk Centre, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital8.0 mi
- Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital50 Centracare Drive, Long Prairie, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital20 mi
- Centracare - Paynesville Hospital200 1st Street West, Paynesville, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital21 mi
Nearby hospitals
- Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre425 North Elm Street, Sauk Centre, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital8.0 mi
- Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital50 Centracare Drive, Long Prairie, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital20 mi
- Centracare - Paynesville Hospital200 1st Street West, Paynesville, MN · Level IV traumaCritical access hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital located?
Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital is at 525 West Main Street, Melrose, MN 56352 in Stearns County.
Does Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital have an emergency room?
Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital does not report emergency services to Medicare. The nearest listed hospital with an emergency room is Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre, about 8.0 mi away. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital?
Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Minnesota EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (320) 256-4231.
Would patients recommend Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (59 completed surveys), 82% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 80% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- What Is the HCAHPS Patient Survey?How the national hospital patient experience survey works, what it asks, how results appear on Care Compare and what they do not show.